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Monrovia WEEKLY Temple MONDAY, MAY 19, 2014 - MAY 25, 2014 VOLUME 19, NO. 20
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3-Alarm fire in San Gabriel sends 2 firefighters to hospital Thursday night
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Mike Gatto’s bill to protect students’ social media data passes assembly Young people who might want to delete an embarrassing or controversial post to social media currently have few options, especially if that young person’s school Please see page 10
Rosemead Boulevard in Temple City kicks off new look BY SHEL SEGAL
transported to San Gabriel Hospital, the other to Huntington Memorial. Both were treated and released. One firefighter has since returned to work. Firefighters from San Gabriel, San Marini, Alhambra, Monterey Park, Pasade-
After several years in the planning and building stages, Rosemead Boulevard in Temple City officially has a new look to it. Hundreds of people turned out on Saturday morning to celebrate the finishing of the popular thoroughfare with music, arts and crafts and just a general festive mood. Ali Cayir, one of the engineers on the project, said just about everything on the street is new. “Today, we’re basically celebrating the new street, new pavement and sidewalks,” Cayir said. “There’s art work and new signals and banners. It’s a beautiful project.” Cayir added much time has passed from the initial planning stages of the project until its completion. “The project has been approximately a year and a half under construction,” he said. “But it was about another two years before that in the design. It’s been a team effort
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Held at Union Station - May 31 Metro and Assertion Films will host a free screening of the new documentary, “The Harvey Girls: Opportunity Bound,” at historic Union Station on Saturday, May 31. The screening is a continuation of the Union Station 75th anniversary celebration and Metro Presents, the agency’s ongoing program of arts and cultural events at the iconic station. The film will be shown at 8 p.m. in the Fred Harvey Room and will be preceded at 7:15 p.m. by a fashion show of vintage and Western clothing. Following the movie there will be a Q & A session with the filmmakers and with former Harvey Girl, Hilda Velarde Salas, who is featured in the documentary. Historic artifacts from Women in Railroading also will be on display. “The Harvey Girls: Op-
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BY TERRY MILLER Two firefighters were hurt during an industrial fire at a San Gabriel Boulevard building Thursday night, according to Division Chief Derrick Doehler of San Gabriel Fire Dept. The first firefighters to arrive on-scene declared a
second alarm and called for additional engines at 207 South San Gabriel Blvd near the corner of Live Oak. A third-alarm was then declared as firefighters continued battling the tough fire which had spread to 2 adjacent units at #205 and # 201 S. San Gabriel Blvd. The fire started in a
Police and Fire personnel honored May 15 for their selfless work BY TERRY MILLER
Monrovia city council rejects Chu’s NRA plan BY LOIS M. SHADE
guarding our communities. Our Nation’s peace officers embody the very idea of
Lead by Ret. Senator Dick Mountjoy who resides in Monrovia, the community came out to the May 6 Monrovia City Council meeting to voice concerns about Congresswoman Judy Chu’s National Recreation Area legislation. Mountjoy warned the Council, “This a bad idea. You don’t know what is in it and you don’t even have a set map yet. People don’t know the boundaries.” Mountjoy echoed resident, Fred Bowden’s
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Each year, America sets aside a week to salute the men and women who do the difficult, dangerous, and often thankless work of safe-
building which was home to a T-Mobile business. “This was an extra tough fire to fight…” Division Chief Doehler said in a telephone interview Friday morning. Doehler confirmed Friday morning that two firefighters had been injured during the fire. One was
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